The journey to build the first deep sea port in the history of Bangladesh officially began on Tuesday (April 22, 2025). At an event held in the capital Dhaka, an agreement was signed under the Matarbari Port Development Project, a joint venture between the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. and TOA Corporation.
Through the implementation of this project, a full-fledged deep sea port will be developed in Matarbari, Cox’s Bazar, which will open a new horizon in the country’s maritime trade.
The event was attended by M. Shakhawat Hossain, Advisor to the Ministry of Shipping, and Mr. Ichiguchi, Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
High-ranking officials of Bangladesh, representatives of the Japanese Embassy and JICA, project-related engineers and media personnel were present at the agreement signing ceremony.
